--- title: IREM installs 2020 leadership team, Cheryl Gray, CPM®, named as president description: Cheryl Gray, CPM®, becomes IREM's first president from outside the U.S. as the 2020 leadership team is installed, aiming for global expansion in real estate management. image: https://blog.irem.org/hubfs/cheryl-gray-blog.png --- [Skip to content](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/10/irem-installs-2020-leadership-team-cheryl-gray-cpm-named-as-president#main-content) ![IREM logo](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Primary%20IREM%20Logo.png?width=2251&height=676&name=Primary%20IREM%20Logo.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [irem.org](http://www.irem.org) [irem.org](http://www.irem.org) [All posts](https://blog.irem.org/all) October 11, 2019 # IREM installs 2020 leadership team, Cheryl Gray, CPM®, named as president ![Picture of IREM](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/www.irem.orgimagesIREMfBLogo2019-3.jpg?width=50&name=www.irem.orgimagesIREMfBLogo2019-3.jpg) By  [IREM](https://blog.irem.org/author/irem)  ·  1 minute read Share [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/10/irem-installs-2020-leadership-team-cheryl-gray-cpm-named-as-president) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/10/irem-installs-2020-leadership-team-cheryl-gray-cpm-named-as-president) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/10/irem-installs-2020-leadership-team-cheryl-gray-cpm-named-as-president) CHICAGO (Oct. 10, 2019) – The 2019 IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management) Global Summit, held in San Francisco, concluded on Thursday, Sept. 26 with the installation of the 2020 IREM Leadership Team. Cheryl Gray, CPM®, from Toronto, Canada, assumed the role of IREM’s newest president, and the first IREM president from outside the U.S. Gray is head of special projects, operational excellence, at Vancouver-based QuadReal Property Group, providing strategic leadership and support of initiatives that help QuadReal achieve its operational goals. In 2018, Gray launched QuadReal’s Digital Innovation initiative to encourage and implement innovative technology to create long-term value in the built environment. Before joining QuadReal, she held several leadership positions at Bentall Kennedy. She’s also held senior management positions at a number of major Canadian real estate firms. Gray earned her CPM® designation in 1990, and is a long-standing member of IREM’s International Management Board. In addition, she’s a member of REIC (Real Estate Institute of Canada), and BOMA (Building Owners and Managers' Association) Canada, having served both organizations on their respective national board of directors. “I’m excited about my role as president, and we have big plans for 2020,” says Gray. “We’ll continue to expand our global presence, and we will encourage people of all backgrounds, nationalities, races, genders, and ages to come join us in this dynamic profession that I have come to love so much.” Installed along with Gray are 2020 President-Elect W.A. “Chip” Watts IV, CPM®, CCIM, president at Watts Realty Co., AMO®, in Birmingham, Alabama, and 2020 Secretary/Treasurer George Griffin III, CPM®, CCIM, vice president at Houston Housing Authority, AMO®, in Houston, Texas. **About IREM**® For over 85 years, our members have made us the world’s strongest voice for all things real estate management. Almost 20,000 leaders in commercial and residential management call this home for education, support and networking. Our CPM®, ARM®, ACoM, and AMO® credentials are internationally recognized symbols of ethical leadership and a well-managed property. And our tools deliver decades of on-the-job know-how to help members get even better at what they do. Put simply – IREM and its members are here to elevate the profession. If you know real estate management, come get to know us. 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